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Monday, May 09, 2011

7 May 2011 Vihara Temple Charity Sales Carnival held at USJ19 City Mall.

Assisted by President Lynda with daugher Jamie Low, Katherine, Jessie from 10 am to 2.30 pm. We assisted in the counter selling various foodstuff and toiletries. Our Friend of Lions Jackie Wang managed to secured RM2,800 worth of coupons which was used to purchase groceries, stationery, toiletries for our selected old folks home and children home. Thanks to Lion Jamie Chen and Irene Hoi for providing transport and storage for all the things purchased until delivery is confirmed. Pelikan also contributed 3 cartons crayons and 100 packets color pencils for our children project.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

49th MD 308 Lions Convention 2001 Ipoh, Perak

30 April 2011 Lion Nelson was in Ipoh a day in advance and kept President Lynda, Yvonne, Jessie & Irene posted on the Registration of Delegates which was held at Tower Regency Hotel thereafter proceeded to Syuen Hotel for Certification of Voting Delegates. Than we proceeded for tim-sum lunch at Restoran Foh San. Buses provided to Indera Mulia Stadium for the 3-hour Opening Ceremony graced by DYMM Sultan Perak Sultan Azlan Shah. MD 1st Plenary Session followed thereafter and delegates were transported back to their respective hotel for the Sub-District Fellowship Dinner. D308B2 dinner was held at Excelsior Hotel whereby the highlight was the Award Presentation. At this juncture, President Lynda expressed her sincere appreciation and thanks to all members cooperation & support for making this possible.

1. Excellent Club Administration.

2. Excellent Community Service Project.

3. DG Certificate of Appreciation for Membership Growth.

4. Outstanding President Lynda Yeng.

5. Outstanding Secretary Yvonne Cheong.

6. Outstanding Treasurer Josephine Yeng.

7. Passion Medal Award to President Lynda Yeng

8. Top Region 7 Chairman Lion Nelson Wong

9. Top RCC & Melvin Jones Fellow Lion Irene Hoi

The day ended with members paying visits to both the VDG candidates Lion Lee Boon Hoe & Lion SN Tai's hospitality booth.

1st May 2011 Lion Yvonne attended the School for President-elect while President Lynda, Irene, Nelson and Jessie attended the Leadership & Membership Conference where we learnt about GMT and GLT [Global Membership Team and Global Leadership Team]. Lunch was hosted by Lions Club Georgetown Mutiara for Lions from Kota Budaya, Singapore Fort Canning, PJ Metro and us at a Seafood Restaurant. D308B2 Convention was held at Syuen Hotel, followed by Election of DG/VDG via our voting delegate President Lynda and Secretary Yvonne. Our Convention Banquet was held at Syuen Hotel for early birds and the rest of the delegates had to settle for New Hee Lai Ton Restaurant.

2nd May 2011 Members attended the Necrology Ceremony at 9 am followed by the Closing Ceremony and MD308 Final Plenary Session. Announcement of our DG/VDG-Elect for 2011/12.

District Governor 2011-2012 : Lion Shawn Lee Kean Song with 90.85%

1st Vice District Governor 2011-2012 : Lion Tan Swee Kok with 82.92%

2nd Vice District Governor 2011-2012 : Lion Lee Boon Hoe with 60.12%

Personally for me, the highlight of this Convention is all the speeches by the eloquent Past International President Kajit Habanananda, whether its 5 mins or 20 mins am truly entranced by his charisma. The one that stands out most in my mind is when he spoke on our Lions Logo "Proud of our Past, Confident of our Future". He added that we got to look far beyond the two faces on the left and right. The "L" in the centre which denotes the Lions in each of us is equally important. Majority of us need to find ways to fill up the "hollow cavity" in each of us, to be a more respectable Lion.

50th MD 308 Lions Convention shall be held from 19-22 April 2012 at The Pullman Kuching as the Convention Hotel, however delegates from 308B2 shall be at Grand Margherita Hotel, Kuching. Registration is RM300 until 30 September 2011 and the Superior-Double room is RM220.40 nett per night. For more details log on www.50md308lionsconvention.org

In-House Rules & Regulations

1. All members shall abide by the Lions Constitution and the By-Laws made hereunder.

2. The registered address of the Lions Club of Petaling Jaya Mutiara shall be at No. 17 Jalan 2/28, 46000 Petaling Jaya.

3. The Club’s correspondence address for the fiscal year shall be that of the Presiding President or such other address as advised by the Presiding President.

4. Authority is given to any two out of the three persons mentioned below to operate the Club’s current account and/or fixed deposit held at Malayan Banking Berhad, Damansara Utama Branch, Petaling Jaya under the name of Kelab Lions Petaling Jaya Mutiara. President, Secretary & Treasurer.

5. Meetings shall commence at 7.30 pm and be completed by 9.30 pm on the same day. Business Meetings shall be held on the 1st and 3rd Friday each month at Sri Melaka, 1st Floor, Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya. Board Meetings will coincide with the 2nd Business Meeting of each month. Members shall send their apologies for non-attendance or being late via President or Membership chairman.

6. A member’s Annual subscription in the Club shall be a non-refundable of RM300.00 to be paid half yearly in June and December of the fiscal year. Affiliate Member shall pay one lump sum of RM380.00 per year. Life Member shall pay one lump sum of RM150 per year.

8. The dress code for attending club meetings shall be club vest. Slippers, jeans and collarless t-shirts are NOT allowed at any time. For projects, club t-shirt must be worn. Any change in the dress code shall be made at the discretion of the President with consultation with the Organising Chairman who will give notice to members prior to project/activities. All dinner functions shall be dark pants, red shirt with dark color coat and name tag.

9. A prospective member may be invited to become a member after attending three [3] meetings or projects / activities or a combination of both upon consideration and recommendation of the Membership Chairman to the Board of Directors. As for Transfer member, written recommendation is required from previous Club. He/she shall pay all membership dues before officially being inducted into the Club.

10. Every new member/transfer member is also required to pay RM60.00 for our Club vest, name tag and Club badge (subject to availability)

11. Club voting delegate(s) at the International, OSEAL and District Conventions shall be nominated by the Board of Directors and endorsed by the members.

12. The tail twisting fine shall be twenty [20] sen per fine. The amount of tail twisting fines at special functions shall be determined by the Tail Twister and the Board of Directors with a maximum of RM2.00 only per fine.

13. The President shall be allowed to pledge / donate a sum not exceeding RM200.00 per cause on behalf of the Club without the approval / consent of the Board of Directors for emergency cases and the President shall exercise their discretion judiciously. Donations or pledges exceeding RM200.00 shall be sanctioned by the majority of the Board of Directors.

14. The Club shall grant not more than RM200.00 cash or kind to Club’s Youth Exchangee Hosting Family. Subject to availability, the Club shall give two badges each to the youth exchangees. The Club shall grant not more than RM100.00 in cash or kind to the outgoing youth exchangees sponsored Leo Club Member or member’s children. Subject to availability, the Club shall give three badges each to outgoing youth exchangees.

15. The Club shall allocate to the Outgoing President not more than RM300.00 to purchase Yearly Awards for Club Members and not more than RM200.00 to purchase Yearly Awards for LEO Club upon recommendation by Leo Advisor and consultation with the Faculty Leo Advisor.

16. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Club shall allocate not more than RM100.00 to purchase Outgoing President Customary Award.

17. The Club shall allocate not more than RM150.00 each for purchasing presents, wreaths or flowers on the occasion of any members or members' spouses delivering new born and/or deaths of immediate family members of members and such other cases deemed appropriate by the President.

18. Subject to the availability of the Club's convention fund, the Club will sponsor cost of one (1) registration fee for International Convention, OSEAL Forum & Multiple District Convention. Such sum is to be shared equally among the participating members should there be more than one. For every 1-3 delegates the Club shall sponsor 1 registration fee and every 4-6 delegates the Club shall sponsor 2 registration fee. Only registered members and those who have attended the full program of the Convention shall be entitled to claim. Club to subsidize RM100 for members attending School for BOD and Key Officers and Club shall pay the rate whichever is lower. However, if costs exceed RM100.00, the expense shall be shared by those attending.

19. Subject to availability of funds, members may find it necessary to specially assign funds raised from “Special Projects” to the Convention Fund/Administration Fund. As such, the final amount of sponsorship to attend any Lions Convention or Forum shall be determined by the Board of Directors, thereafter, for presentation to and approval of club members at any business meeting.

20. Sponsorship for Leo Club Monash University Malaysia.

Effective July 2012, the Club shall sponsor the Leo Club Monash University Malaysia (Omega) for the following :-

20.1 The Club will sponsor one registration fee for Leo(s) attending the Leo Forum. Should there be more than one participant; said sponsorship shall be equally shared among the participating members.

20.2 The Club will sponsor RM100.00 to the Leo Club for organising their Anniversary.

20.3 The Club will sponsor RM100.00 to the Leo Club or RM10.00 per Leo whichever is the lower for attending Sponsoring Club Anniversary and Installation.

20.4 The Club will sponsor one registration fee to be equally shared by Leo/Lion Advisor attending Leo Forum.

20.5 The Club will sponsor RM100 for their Initiation/Induction/Installation Ceremony.

21. Members may vie for the Melvin Jones Fellow and District Fellow with the consent of the Board of Directors and the recipient chosen by a majority and voted by club members.

22. DG-Elect may appoint member(s) as Cabinet Officer for his/her ensuing fiscal term. Said Appointed Member(s) who wish to accept the appointment, should get majority consent of the Board of Directors before accepting portfolio.